Champions in Health Care honored by Denver Business
Journal
Eight individuals and organizations were honored for their accomplishments in
different categories. Those affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver include:
University of Colorado Hospital was recognized as a Health Care/Medical Facility
Champion, for the move of 130 patients from the Ninth Avenue hospital to the
new facilities at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora.
Phillipa Marrack, PhD, professor of immunology at National Jewish and the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) was recognized as an
Innovator Champion, for advancing vaccine development, HIV research, and the
understanding of other diseases and conditions affecting people worldwide.
Andrew Sirotnak, MD, director of the Kempe Child Protection Team and an associate
professor of pediatrics at the UCD School of Medicine, was recognized as a
Provider Champion, for his dedication to preventing child abuse.
The Butterfly Program was recognized as a Community Outreach Champion, for its
recognition as one of the foremost pediatric palliative care programs in the
country. The program is a collaborative effort among Centura Health at home,
Porter Hospice and the The Children’s Hospital.
Alan Lazaroff, MD, chairman of Total Longterm Care, and associate clinical professor
of medicine at the UCD School of Medicine, was recognized as a Physician Champion
for his work in and dedication to geriatric medicine.
In addition, Erwin Gelfand, MD, professor of Pediatrics at the UCD School
of Medicine and Larry Wolk, MD, associate clinical professor of Pediatrics at
the UCD School of Medicine were finalists in the Lifetime Champion category;
and Neale Lange, MD, assistant clinical professor of Medicine at the UCD School
of Medicine was a finalist in the Provider Award category.
Congratulations to all of the ‘champions!’
Charley Smyth Library Fund achieves endowment status
Less than ten years after it was established, the Charley Smyth Library
Fund has achieved endowment status. The fund was created in 1999 in honor
of Charley Smyth, MD, a former assistant director at the University of
Colorado School of Medicine Graduate Education Office.
The fund was created by the University of Colorado Denver Retired Faculty Association
(RFA) as a commitment of financial support to the library, donating the
proceeds to support library resources for the HSC campuses. The fund was
named after Smyth, who was an avid supporter of the Denison Memorial Library.
According to Stuart Schneck MD, former President of the RFA and who knew
Smyth, "This endowment is a fitting and ongoing tribute to an outstanding
clinician and educator. I hope that members of the RFA will continue
to contribute to the Charley Smyth Library Fund so that its support of the
Health Sciences Library might grow in the future."
Smyth established the Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Internal
Medicine in 1950, which he directed for 24 years. He was one of the founders
of both the National and Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.
He received numerous honors and awards over the course of his career, including
a Commendation for Exceptional Service in 1976 from President Gerald Ford.
For further information, call Jerry Perry, director of the UCD Health
Sciences Library, at 303-315-6431 or e-mail jerry.perry@uchsc.edu.
Paul Maroni participates in Young
Investigators Training Course
Paul Maroni, MD, assistant professor at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, participated in
the Southwest Oncology Group’s (SWOG) Young Investigators Training Course.
Maroni, who works in the urology division of the Department of Surgery,
was one of four researchers who attended the three-day class from September
10-12 at the SWOG Statistical Center in Seattle. SWOG is one of the nation’s
largest cancer clinical trials networks.
The participants were selected according to an idea they submitted for
a clinical trial in his or her field, each of whom must be at the beginning
of their careers.
Maroni’s concept involved researching the possible
benefits of a prostate cancer cell-freezing procedure for patients with
metastatic prostate cancer.
“
Our study will attempt to prospectively analyze if treatment of the primary
tumor has any impact in patients with metastatic prostate cancer,” Maroni
said.
“ Patients will receive routine treatment with hormone deprivation
therapy and will also receive a prostate-freezing procedure called cryoablation.
The very low temperatures should kill prostate cancer cells in and around
the prostate.
These patients will be monitored to see if there is any promising
response to therapy.”
During the course the Young Investigators worked to successfully administer
cancer clinical trials with the help of SWOG researchers and statisticians.
They further developed their ideas in an intensive stimulation of the
protocol development process. They also received training in statistical
principles,
data collection and analysis, and critical decision-making.
The three other participants were: Leona Downey, MD, assistant professor
of medicine in the Section of Oncology at the University of Arizona in
Tucson. Her project focused on effective treatments for breast cancer in
older women.
Daniel Persky, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University
of Arizona in Tucson.
He is interested treating lymphoma patients by
refining the use of a new molecularly targeted therapy. Vincent Chung, MD,
assistant
professor in the Department of Medical Oncology at the City of Hope National
Medical Center in Duarte, Cali. His project focused on improving the
prognosis for people with pancreatic cancer.
For more information, visit the website at www.swog.org.
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